bowls

/boʊlz/
noun
  1. Round, deep dishes used for holding food or liquid.
    • He poured cereal into two bowls for breakfast.
    • She stacked the clean bowls in the kitchen cabinet.
    • The set of mixing bowls came in three different sizes.
  2. A game played on a flat green lawn where players roll biased balls (bowls) toward a smaller target ball (the jack). Also called lawn bowling.
    • She learned to play bowls during her vacation in Scotland.
    • Every Saturday, my grandfather plays bowls with his friends at the park.
    • Bowls is a popular sport in many Commonwealth countries.
  3. The ball used in the game of bowls or in bowling.
    • The bowls rolled slowly across the green grass.
    • He polished his wooden bowls before the tournament.
    • Each player has two bowls to throw per turn.
Synonyms
verb
  1. Third person singular present tense of bowl: rolls a ball in bowling or in the game of bowls.
    • She bowls every Thursday night with her team.
    • My neighbor bowls in a local league.
    • He bowls a perfect strike in the final frame.
What does "bowls" mean? | whatsthatwordmean | whatsthatwordmean